mandated amount of working hours? in banks you mean? or in areas where scholars are working only. what do you think are the working hours in banks? are they "mandated"?
do you know what is the difference in entitlements for married couples with kids vs single parent? i'm sure you would know from the book this one. are they the same?
point 3, really? cheaper alternatives for milk powder?

will u use it? please, not everything is from the books. last time a canned drink cost $1 or $1.20 in the kopitiam, now a 100 plus cost $1.50 at least. dispute that? your chicken rice example is not a strong example, is chicken rice $3 in most hawker centres?
point 4, fair enough, but unfortunately straight out of book thats all. no elaboration on the practical difficulties of doing so.
point 5, from the way some peeps are caring for themselves only, just by getting a seat in a certain primary school would come down to the wire with sinkies aiming to kill each other. what for have a kid just to satisfy the govt's aim, and let them suffer in this world? is the current landscape and policies set aside suitable for kids to develop well in SG? do you have a kid?
this reply is OT, i apologise, and i will not reply any more

not everything is based from books and stats when it comes to cost of living.